AZ HB2283

Amends voting machine and electronic voting system specifications to require implementation of ranked choice voting when ranking for contests is possible.

Establishes a new Article 15 in Arizona election law detailing ranked choice voting procedures, including threshold calculations, surplus vote redistribution, and elimination round protocols.

Permits cities, towns, and counties to use single-seat ranked choice voting in contests with three or more candidates and multi-seat ranked choice voting in contests with three or more voting options.

Requires ballots to allow voters to rank candidates in order of preference, with Secretary of State authority to limit rankings only when space constraints apply (but must allow ranking at least two more candidates than seats to be filled for contests with five or more candidates).

Mandates voter education campaigns, sample ballots, and detailed instructions on how ranked choice voting works, including rules for handling skipped rankings, duplicate rankings, and exhausted ballots during tabulation.